WHAT IF WE ARE GOD - Threat To Democracy In The 21st Century

WHAT IF WE ARE GOD - Threat To Democracy In The 21st Century

The current political climate is showing a political will that is struggling to effectively come to terms with global warming, let alone deal with it. Whilst a serious threat of this nature is a first for civilisation, politicians struggle with it because it can directly conflict with the agendas of those who helped them into […]

Capitalism, Corporate, Democracy, Finance, Global, God, Life, Nature, Political, Power, Society, War

PUBLIC ENEMY - What Happened to the Music Protests & Rage?

PUBLIC ENEMY - What Happened to the Music Protests & Rage?

Having recently released “Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy’s Greatest Hits”, to document their immense and far-reaching legacy to the development of hip hop music, how did Public Enemy catalyse the transition of rap music from minority interest to establishment juggernaut?
Public Enemy have released a ‘Best of’ compilation of their music […]

Artist, Drama, Hollywood, Music, Nature, Political, Radical, Rap, Social, War

ZINEDINE ZIDANE - Head Case

ZINEDINE ZIDANE - Head Case

The post World-Cup hangover is not over yet…and it requires that we all handle the Zidane-gate with the necessary cautious approach favored on the other side of the Alps.
Those events just showed us that words can be as hurtful as actions. From Aragones the Spanish coach calling T. Henry a ‘N…r’ on a training pitch, […]

Art, Events, Football, Nature

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN - Johnny’s Language of Music

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN - Johnny’s Language of Music

John McLaughlin, quite simply, is an eloquent. A guitarist whose musical vocabulary is both fluent and succinct; a musician who has proved he can work on equal terms with players from around the world and in any context. The language of music has rarely been expressed better.
He is also the guitar hero’s guitar hero; admired […]

Art, Artist, Classical, Culture, Drama, Music, Musician, Nature, Opera, Political, Spiritual

THE PLANETARIUM - The Artvaults Project

THE PLANETARIUM - The Artvaults Project

Below the post war redevelopment that characterises Southampton’s city centre lies a labyrinth of over 100 underground vaults dating back to the twelfth century. For the second year seven of these spaces are being opened every weekend through the summer as exhibition venues. Last year the project, organised by ‘a’ space, attracted 15,000 visitors.
Three artists […]

Art, Artist, East London, Exhibition, History, Installation, Nature, Painting, Science, War

SAYLES TECHNIQUE - A Social, Political & Emotional Travelogue

SAYLES TECHNIQUE - A Social, Political & Emotional Travelogue

John Sayles’ work tends to act as a social, political and emotional travelogue rather than a straight-line narrative. The films are all about the compromises that exist between individuals and the society in which they live.

Roger Corman’s B-movie factory of the sixties and seventies produced a number of leading film talents like Francis Ford Coppola,Martin […]

Actor, Director, Editor, Film, Filmmaker, Gallery, Hollywood, Humanist, Iconic, Modern, Movie, Nature, Performance, Political, Psychology, Social, War, Writer

EMPIRICAL - 25 Artists Come Together

EMPIRICAL - 25 Artists Come Together

Carefully selected artists, based in Hackney and the east end exhibit fresh new work in conjunction with Hackney Empire’s Spice Festival. Painting, sculpture, drawing, screen-prints, photography, performance, video and computer generated images from twenty five artists come together in a show that warrants your undivided attention.
Work from Peter Ainsworth, Henrietta Armstrong, Emilie Bell, Claire Brewster, […]

Art, Artist, Exhibition, Festival, Installation, Nature, Painting, Performance, Photography

VICTOR SALVETTI - Fashion Feminism Factories

VICTOR SALVETTI - Fashion Feminism Factories

Semi chain-smoking rollies, Victor Salvetti wears a black T-shirt printed with little cartoon skulls. Grabbing his hair periodically, coaxing the quiff, his left eyebrow mirrors the ironic raising of the edge of his mouth and his lilting Aussie accent.
The two personalities of elaborate perfectionist and grounded working class man constantly challenge and compliment each other […]

Art, Concepts, Design, Garments, Identity, Inspiration, Nature